Online Graduate Certificates

Crop Sciences | Professional Development

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

The Online Certificate of Professional Development in Crop Sciences enables students to strengthen their skills and education through part-time study. All of our courses for the Professional Development Certificate are online. The program offers a wide range of courses from Crop Production to Plant Breeding, from Insect Pest Management to Plant Physiology, and from Herbicide Mode of Action to Crop Growth and Development. The Department of Crop Sciences has a 30-year history of providing University of Illinois courses to agricultural professionals across Illinois, and throughout the Midwest. Students who successfully complete three qualifying online courses are eligible to receive the certificate.